https://n2v.almanacnews.com/square/print/2017/10/17/menlo-park-bonus-approved-5-percent-raise-considered-for-city-manager


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Menlo Park: Bonus approved, 5 percent raise considered for city manager

Original post made on Oct 17, 2017

The Menlo Park City Council approved a $6,654 bonus for City Manager Alex McIntyre, 3 percent of his salary, on Oct. 10, and more money may be on the way.

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Comments

Posted by whatever
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Oct 17, 2017 at 11:00 am

I want a $6600 bonus and $11,000 raise too.


Posted by Ditto Whatever
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Oct 17, 2017 at 1:37 pm

You gotta ask, "what has the City Manager done to deserve a raise?" Don't be fooled by "the market" What is "the market"? Let's give this some context instead of empty stats. (Market includes cities much larger than Menlo Park)


Posted by Clare
a resident of Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park
on Oct 17, 2017 at 5:20 pm

I would like to know what criteria the Council uses to award bonuses. At a minimum the Council should state, "The City may award bonuses to management employees for ....." It would be even better to acknowledge exactly what Mr McIntyre did to earn his bonus. Hopefully the Council did not award a bonus just to try to adjust Mr McIntyre's salary. That's terrible HR practice in both private and public sectors.


Posted by market is market
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Oct 18, 2017 at 4:11 pm

One point of reference is this article last year in the SJ Mercury News. Looks like most city managers in the area, regardless of size, pay more than Menlo Park even after this raise.

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